i am planning on going to san francisco about may 26th - june 7 and i am trying to decide if i should drive or fly. is anyone interested in joining me for a road trip? please let me know!
xoxo
j
Sunday, April 26, 2009
still in england
ive been in england since my family left about two weeks ago. that first weekend i was lucky enough to stay with sara and andreas, however since i had the flu they were not so lucky... costas and tiffany invited me to their house for easter dinner, a bbq on the back porch. it was a great mix of people and it was great to see the two of them. they both look wonderful and are busy planning their wedding which will take place in greece next year. after that i went to bristol to stay with alex and stephen for about a week. it was nice to help alex with her errands during the day then sit down to dinner once stephen got home. most nights were spent catching up with british tv shows/count downs like this one. this was the top song, we didn't even see it coming.
unfortunately alex and stephen had to go out of town for a few days but fortunately for me sally made the trek to bristol (only two hours by train) for a weekend of fun! we went out to a gig at a place called the mother's ruin the first night, but the bands weren't very good. this meant that we drank too much, then went back home to cook up veggie sausages. all in all a fun night! since the weather was nice we did a fair bit of walking around the town and made it down to the clifton suspension bridge.
after leaving bristol i went to trowbridge for a few days with mary. i always like visiting with mary when no one else is around, she seems to be a lot less stressed. i didn't do much for those few days since it is so difficult for mary to leave the house and i didn't have a car. since the weather has been so nice we were able to spend the afternoons in the garden drinking tea, then i would go for walks and do some reading. hard to believe that when doing so little the days could go by so quickly!
i am now back in london again and staying with sally. the crayon fields played a gig at the buffalo bar the night before last so sally and i met up with them. amos met up with us a little later. it was a good night, even though the crayon fields were so were nervous!
yesterday was the anniversary of the carnation revolution. sally lives with a couple from portugal and they hosted a small dinner to celebrate (only about 9 people). since i have never met anyone from portugal it was interesting to hear them talk about their lives back home, and their memories of revolution celebrations. for most of them their parents were actually involved, hard to believe something like this happened so recently. after talking until about 1:00 i was feeling pretty shattered so i skipped off to bed.
not sure what the next few days will have in store but sally and i will be heading to coppenhaged on wed (very exciting!). ill try to be on top of things and actually take some pictures.
unfortunately alex and stephen had to go out of town for a few days but fortunately for me sally made the trek to bristol (only two hours by train) for a weekend of fun! we went out to a gig at a place called the mother's ruin the first night, but the bands weren't very good. this meant that we drank too much, then went back home to cook up veggie sausages. all in all a fun night! since the weather was nice we did a fair bit of walking around the town and made it down to the clifton suspension bridge.
after leaving bristol i went to trowbridge for a few days with mary. i always like visiting with mary when no one else is around, she seems to be a lot less stressed. i didn't do much for those few days since it is so difficult for mary to leave the house and i didn't have a car. since the weather has been so nice we were able to spend the afternoons in the garden drinking tea, then i would go for walks and do some reading. hard to believe that when doing so little the days could go by so quickly!
i am now back in london again and staying with sally. the crayon fields played a gig at the buffalo bar the night before last so sally and i met up with them. amos met up with us a little later. it was a good night, even though the crayon fields were so were nervous!
yesterday was the anniversary of the carnation revolution. sally lives with a couple from portugal and they hosted a small dinner to celebrate (only about 9 people). since i have never met anyone from portugal it was interesting to hear them talk about their lives back home, and their memories of revolution celebrations. for most of them their parents were actually involved, hard to believe something like this happened so recently. after talking until about 1:00 i was feeling pretty shattered so i skipped off to bed.
not sure what the next few days will have in store but sally and i will be heading to coppenhaged on wed (very exciting!). ill try to be on top of things and actually take some pictures.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
the oexmanns invade england- part 2
im just going to get straight into the pictures!
amy on a lady bike.
tommy with james at sally lunn.
my dad has been bought out by american airlines.
gillian meets her god son's son.
charles, maria and james in front of shockerwick.
the cathedral in steeple ashton.
alex and stephen's house in bristol.
grandpa with james. helen is watching.
grandpa with alex.
group shot!
another group shot. everyone LOOK AT THE CAMERA!
dyrham park.
amy running like a deer...
handsome family.
charles with yani.
mary's house.
i like to look at amy through the window....
exactly how many people are in this photo?
we stayed near the butts. helen was really close.
mom with teapots.
where did grandpa go?
tommy and grandpa enjoying a pint before the art show.
jenevera, grandpa and graham.
grandpa and graham.
colvin telling me my duties.
michael, sasha and larissa.
group.
graham with tommy.
grandpa, jenevera and tommy.
giving the purchase prize winner his award.
kiddo awards.
children EVERYWHERE.
the prize winner in the adult competition.
michael (one of the original staff who helped grandpa start the award) and grandpa.
sahsa and michael.
sasha, michael, larissa and james.
sahsa with james.
james with grandma joan's picture.
the awards room.
kiddo pictures.
kiddo pictures.
kiddo pictures.
adult gallery.
adult pictures.
adult pictures
adult pictures.
graham, grandpa and david.
the museum gave grandpa some books.
grandpa taking in some artwork.
this is the man who started it all.
adult table at dinner.
dessert zombie.
adult table... kids table.
dad, jenevera and david.
helen and me.
action shot!
david.
that is it for the 2009 oexmann art award. thanks to everyone who participated and we will see you all again in two years!
amy on a lady bike.
tommy with james at sally lunn.
my dad has been bought out by american airlines.
gillian meets her god son's son.
charles, maria and james in front of shockerwick.
the cathedral in steeple ashton.
alex and stephen's house in bristol.
grandpa with james. helen is watching.
grandpa with alex.
group shot!
another group shot. everyone LOOK AT THE CAMERA!
dyrham park.
amy running like a deer...
handsome family.
charles with yani.
mary's house.
i like to look at amy through the window....
exactly how many people are in this photo?
we stayed near the butts. helen was really close.
mom with teapots.
where did grandpa go?
tommy and grandpa enjoying a pint before the art show.
jenevera, grandpa and graham.
grandpa and graham.
colvin telling me my duties.
michael, sasha and larissa.
group.
graham with tommy.
grandpa, jenevera and tommy.
giving the purchase prize winner his award.
kiddo awards.
children EVERYWHERE.
the prize winner in the adult competition.
michael (one of the original staff who helped grandpa start the award) and grandpa.
sahsa and michael.
sasha, michael, larissa and james.
sahsa with james.
james with grandma joan's picture.
the awards room.
kiddo pictures.
kiddo pictures.
kiddo pictures.
adult gallery.
adult pictures.
adult pictures
adult pictures.
graham, grandpa and david.
the museum gave grandpa some books.
grandpa taking in some artwork.
this is the man who started it all.
adult table at dinner.
dessert zombie.
adult table... kids table.
dad, jenevera and david.
helen and me.
action shot!
david.
that is it for the 2009 oexmann art award. thanks to everyone who participated and we will see you all again in two years!
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